This site operates using Ask Agent technology. The Ask Agent is the ultimate knowledge trading engine, providing information to those who need it, and real rewards to those with information to share. Numerous patents have been filed on the technology in the USA and other countries since 2001.

AA$ are the universal currency of Ammas.com and the Ask Agent network of websites. You earn AA$ for answering questions and participating. Or you can purchase AA$. On some sites, new users receive some free start-up AA$ (usually between AA$10-AA$20). Note: You cannot trade start-up AA$ for US$, or purchase product with start-up AA$.

Start-up AA$ is the amount of AA$ you receive when you first join the system. Start-up AA$ cannot be traded for US$ or used to purchase products/services. Start-up AA$ can only be used to ask more powerful questions.

The more AA$ you put on your question, the more attention it will receive. You can calculate the expected service by using our Service Calculator which is available on the home page, and during the post-a-question process. Click here for an example.

Remember, you can always upgrade your query with more AA$ at any time, or you can close your query, take a refund, and post a new query.

If you do not receive any answers -- or if the answers you receive do not meet the expectations of our Service Calculator -- you receive an automatic refund. You can claim this refund at any time during the query process. So even if you close your query before the Service Calculator's expectations are met, you still receive a refund.

The best way to increase the number, speed and quality of responses you receive is to add as much AA$ as you can afford. Apart from that, you should...

1) Make your query as specific as possible. Think of the Ask Agent as a person, and you want to give that person as much information as possible to help you.

2) Include relevant background information. If you've already done research on the query, include your findings so advisors understand how far you've come with your research.

3) Clarify the type of answer you require. If, for example, you don't want Internet links, then just say "please no Internet links." Or if you want only original opinions, just say so. The more specific you are, the better answers you'll receive.

4) Avoid any of the following, as it's likely to result in your query being rejected:

Your query will be rated by the top experts in the category to which it's submitted. You will be able to view the ratings you receive. The higher rating you receive, the more quickly you are likely to receive responses, and the better, more helpful those responses are likely to be.

The Ask Agent prioritizes queries to prevent spamming, malicious use and a general waste of time in order to provide the best and fastest answers possible. The system takes many factors into account when priortizing queries. One of those factors is the rating given to the query by the highest ranked advisors.

Your queries are rated by the top-ranked advisors in the category, or in any parent category if the original category does not have enough top advisors. More than one advisor can rate your query. Not only does the system take the average, but it also analyzes rating patterns to promote the fairest possible practice. This technology, like much of the Ask Agent technology, is patent-protected, and has been developed and refined over years of research and testing.

You will be notified by email when the query is rated by at least one Advisor. You will also be notified by email each time a new answer comes in that has been rated by at least one Advisor in the category.

The Ask Agent feature allows users to receive several responses to a single query. The rating system will tell you which response is rated highest. If two responses are conflicting and given the same rating, you may wish to submit the conflicting responses through Ask Agent again and request a clarification. You can also see how the Advisors who gave the advice compare with other Advisors in the category by clicking on their name (which takes you to their home page).

You can connect directly to an advisor through the advisor's member page, also known as their "blog" page. Each advisor has the option whether or not to charge an AA$ fee for queries or chat -- and some may not allow queries at all. Each advisor also has the option whether or not to allow private queries, and whether to charge an AA$ fee for private queries.
If a query is not marked private by the person asking the query, the advisor has the option to publish the query on his/her public home page. Queries marked "keep private," however, cannot be published anywhere on the site.

Your email address is kept strictly confidential and is never revealed to any third party (see our privacy policy). Apart from that, if you wish to keep your identity private when asking a query, best not to reveal any personal details when submitting the query. As a safety measure, you will also be asked to confirm the details you enter before the query is finally submitted.

If you tick the "Keep Private" box when submitting your query, the query will only appear to advisors who are featured in the relevant category. Any responses you receive will be anonymously rated, but otherwise are only viewable by you. A payment of AA$ may be required for the "Keep Private" feature.

By ticking this option, the query is locked into the category, and cannot be changed by the system unless you choose to change it, or choose to unlock it later. By leaving it unticked, the system may decide to place your query in what it considers a more appropriate category (you will be notified if this happens). We recommend leaving it unticked unless you're absolutely sure you want it to remain in a particular category.

Yes, you can easily remove your queries and information from our web network. Simply login to your account, go to Ask > My Asked Questions and mark your questions private. The questions will be removed from public view (Note: It can take up to 4 hours for the questions to be removed entirely from our web network). If there is an AA$ cost in private queries, you will need to have enough AA$ in your account to mark your query private. If you don't have enough AA$, you can purchase more or answer queries to earn more.

If you have made changes which have been updated on our site, but which continue to appear on Search Engines -- AND if you want the old information permanently removed from the Search Engine, you will need to request the Search Engine to update its index.

By inviting friends, family and colleagues, you build a social network of users with whom you can request information for free -- without any AA$ being spent. The bigger this network grows, the easier it will be to find information, as you will be connected to friends of friends of friends until the right person has the information you desire. For every friend you bring into the network, you also earn AA$, which can be used universally, i.e. for asking questions to any category. You also earn free SMS credits -- see next question.

All new members of our system receive 2 free SMS messages which can be sent to almost any cell phone in the world. Then for every friend, family or colleague you invite to our system who registers, you receive a free SMS message (plus some AA$!). To take advantage of this feature, login to your account and select My Network > Invite Friends. To send an SMS message to a cell phone, select Mobile/SMS > Send SMS. .

Your user details are stored securely in our database and are not shared with any third party. Please read our privacy policy for more information. If you wish to "delete" your account, the easiest and safest solution is to change your registered name, and any personal information, which will overwrite the old data, completey erasing your information from our database.

The only way to "delete" your queries once they've been submitted is to mark them private. Any responses you've entered as an advisor cannot be deleted once published -- but again, you can always overwrite the registered name associated with the answers.

Ratings of top-ranked experts -- this is the average of the ratings received by the top tier of experts in the category. These experts are selected each month based upon their cumulative earnings in the category. You must be a top-tier advisor (a.k.a. "Council Member") in the category to have your rating included in this average rating. Users cannot rate their own submissions.

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this is the average of the ratings received by users of the website who are NOT part of the top tier of experts in the category. Anyone can submit their rating here by clicking on the stars. If you are a top-tier advisor in the category, your rating will automatically be included in the top-ranked experts' rating. Users cannot rate their own submissions.

Next to the query response you may find a link "Thank this Advisor" (if advisor allows thank-yous). Alternatively, you can click their user name and go to their member page, where they may allow you to submit a question or comment directly to them.

As you move up the rankings in a category (by earning more AA$), you are more likely to receive sponsorship offers from Advertisers. The Advertiser will offer you a "recommendation" fee and/or a "click" fee. The "recommendation" fee is how much AA$ you will receive each time you select the advertisement to include in your response. The "click" fee is how much AA$ you will receive each time a user clicks on the advertisement you've recommended. You have the option to accept or reject offers from advertisers. If you accept, you will have the option to include the advertisement in your responses when answering questions in that category.

Note: If you give ads which are not relevant to the question, your response will likely receive a low rating, or even be rejected, by the Council Members in the category. So only give relevant ads! See below for more information.

When launching an advertising campaign, advertisers can select the option "only show my ad to the person who asked the question." If this option is selected, the advertisement will not be viewable by the public. If the option is not selected, the ad is viewable by the public unless the advertiser's daily budget has been reached, in which case the advertisement disappears to prevent more clicks.

Just join our publisher's program. There you can create a snippet of code which goes onto your blog or web page. We pay for questions and answers your site generates. The more -- and better -- Q&A your site generates, the more money you make. You can even upload your logo, so when asking questions or giving answers, your users feel right at home.

Just go to http://ads.askagent.com and it will take you through an easy step-by-step process. It's entirely free to try and one of the most effective advertising systems on the Internet. Absolutely no false clicks, because our publishers are motivated by the content (Q&A) they generate, and not by the number of clicks.

AdSense is Google's advertising system. If this feature is turned on, Google's system produces relevant ads alongside your Ask Agent?content. You must have a Google Adsense account for this feature to work.

The professional formatting option allows you to save the responses your receive in a neat, professionally typeset PDF file format. This feature is especially useful if you need to present your information in a report, or wish to print it out. Click for examples.

Important Disclaimer: This question and answer system is open to the public. The opinions expressed are those of their individual authors,
as attributed beside each item of advice. Neither the authors nor the information they provide are endorsed by this website. We recommend using
common sense, making your own inquiries, and, if necessary, seeking professional advice before
relying on material generated on this site.